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1、第二模块测评（时间:100分钟满分:120分）第I卷第一部分:阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATheRenaissance,consideredbymodernscholarstohavebeenthetimebetween1,300and1,600,wasaperiodofEuropeanhistorywhenmanynewinventionsandbeliefscameintobeing・T
2、heRenaissanceistracedbacktorichItaliancitiessuchasFlorence,Milan,andVenice.Inthesecitiesbusinessmenstartedtospendtheirextramoneyonthingslikepaintingandeducation,andtoconsidernewtechniquesofbankingandsystemsofgovemmen匚Anewtypeofscholar,thehumanist（人文主义者）aro
3、se.Humanismwasconcernedwithhumankindandculture.LatinandGreekjiteratureandphilosophy,musicandmathematicswereamongthesubjectshumanistsstudied・TheRenaissaneegaverisetonewformsofpaintingandsculpture.DuringtheRenaissance,artistswerenolongerregardedasmereartisan
4、s（11ft）.Manyartistsdrewonmathematicsinordertobecomemoreaccurateintheirmeasurements（度量）andtomakesureanobjectwaspresentedinrealisticpropoilions.Theyalsostudiedthewaylighthitsobjectsandthewayoureyesperceiveit.Anewkindofpaint,calledoilpaint,wasinvented・TheRena
5、issanceaffectedallaspectsofthesociety.Manypeoplebecameinterestedinpolitics,andtheworldoutsidetheirtowns.Theybecameexplorers,businessmen,etc.Theeffectonreligionwasespeciallystrong.IntheMiddleAgespeoplewereprimarilyconcernedwithservingthechurchandgettingtohe
6、aven.Buttheincreaseinartsandeducationgavepeoplethingstolookforwardtoinlife,andmadethemloseinterestinthechurch.TheRenaissanceproducedmanygreatminds.LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthegreatest,althoughhewasnotregardedthatwayatthetime.AmonghismanyworksofartwereMonaLis
7、aandTheLastSupper.Heisalsoregardedasagreatinventoryndiscreditedforcomingupwiththeideaofthehelicopter.1.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,theRenaissance・A.occurredalloverEuropeB.startedinItalyC.influeneedart,finaneeandphysicaleducationD.wasthemostpopularinFlore
8、nce答杲Jb解+析根据文章第二段"TheRenaissanceistracedbacktorichItaliancitiessuchasFlorence,MilanandVenice."可知,文艺复兴运动始于意大利,所以正确答案为B项。2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.duringtheRenaissancemanyexplorersandbusinessmenappearedB
